Agricultural liming is a carbon sink in the Mississippi River Basin

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11040-2Century-scale records of agricultural liming and anthropogenic acidity inputs for the Mississippi River Basin show that agricultural liming has acted as a net c…

Nature, Published online: 23 September 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-11040-2

Century-scale records of agricultural liming and anthropogenic acidity inputs for the Mississippi River Basin show that agricultural liming has acted as a net carbon sink over the past century.